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Ashburn Post Office

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Chicago, IL

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3629 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL
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3629 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60652
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Post offices
◎ Country
US
◇ Operated by
United States Postal Service
▰ Official name
USPS

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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Ashburn Post Office, a regular shouted one day: ‘Hey, did you see that letter just flew out of the window?’ Ever since then, whenever someone opens a particularly large envelope, everyone looks up expectantly. One day, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘Did you see that package just levitated and landed on Mr. Johnson’s roof?!’ From then on, if anyone opened an especially heavy box, there’d be a collective sigh, followed by whispers of, ‘Here comes another flying package!’

2. At Ashburn Post Office, an elderly lady exclaimed one morning: 'I just saw the strangest thing—this envelope seems to be following me!' As she picked it up again, everyone in line turned around curiously. A delivery driver chuckled and asked if everything was alright. With a smile, she replied, ‘Oh yes, it’s just my new pen pal from England!’ The whole place burst into laughter, and the morning at Ashburn Post Office became a little bit brighter.

3. At Ashburn Post Office, a delivery driver asked one day: ‘Why does everyone here seem to know each other’s mail better than their own names?’ A neighbor overheard and replied with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Because around here, your mail is like a greeting card—we don’t just deliver it, we read it aloud!’ The delivery driver shook his head, smiling, as he drove off, already planning his next career move: stand-up comedy.

4. At Ashburn Post Office, every afternoon around three o’clock, the mailboxes would start humming like bees in springtime. No one knew why—just another quirky thing about this place. One day, an elderly a neighbor came rushing in, yelling, ‘The mailboxes are talking!’ Everyone laughed it off until they heard it too—a soft, rhythmic buzzing coming from inside. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe they’re trying to tell us something important.’ And ever since then, whenever someone asks what’s so special about Ashburn Post Office, everyone just smiles and says, ‘You’ll know when you hear it yourself.’

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Business attributes

Address

City
Chicago
Housenumber
3629
Postcode
60652
State
IL
Street
West 79th Street
Name
79th
Prefix
West
Type
Street

Contacts

Hours & freshness

Check date
2026-06-20

Brand & operator

Operator
United States Postal Service
Short
USPS
Type
public
Wikidata
Q668687
Wikipedia
en:United States Postal Service
Short name
USPS

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Other details

Building id
620822

Source: OpenStreetMap, 22 recorded details for this place, last confirmed 2026-06-20.

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